In Vitro Antibacterial and Antioxidant Studies of Croton roxburghii L., from Similipal Biosphere Reserve

In vitro antibacterial activities of acetone, ethanol, methanol and water extracts of leaves and bark of Croton roxburghii L. studied against ten human pathogenic bacterial strains showed significantly higher activity in acetone extract and least activity in case of aqueous. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of all extracts ranged between 0.62 and 10 mg/ml, while minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) values ranged from 1.25 to values greater than 10 mg/ml. The antioxidant assays viz. DPPH, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, iron reducing and iron chelating assays along with total phenol and ascorbic acid content were carried out with aqueous extracts of leaves and bark. While the total phenol contents in leaves and bark extracts were 0.766 ± 0.014 and 0.735 ± 0.028% respectively their ascorbic acid contents were found to be 0.252 ± 0.019 and 0.431 ± 0.013% respectively. DPPH activities in both (leaves and bark) extracts increased with the increase in concentrations. Iron chelating capacity of leaves extract is significantly higher than that of the bark. Leaves extract showed an increase in percentage of scavenging property with the increase in concentrations. Plant extracts showed low amount of iron reducing property at all concentrations. Hydrogen peroxide scavenging properties of bark was low than that of the leaves.     

黄土区农林复合生态系统中大豆和绿豆的光合生理特性

用Li-6400光合测定系统和FMS-2.02荧光仪测定了单作及间作农林复合系统中大豆和绿豆的光合荧光参数日变化特征,进一步解析复合系统光能竞争机理.结果表明:(1)从单作到间距核桃1 m间作模式,距核桃树越近,遮光愈多,各处理大豆、绿豆的净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)和蒸腾速率(Tr)表现出与光合有效辐射(PAR)基本一致的先升后降的日变化模式.(2)随着遮荫程度的提高,大豆、绿豆叶绿素含量和表观量子效率(Ф)升高,而光饱和点(LSP)和光补偿点(LCP)降低.(3)随着遮荫程度的提高,大豆、绿豆叶绿素荧光参数最大光能转换效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ电子传递量子效率(ФPSⅡ)以及光化学猝灭系数(qP)均有不同程度的升高,而非光化学猝灭系数(qN)却逐渐降低.研究发现,大豆和绿豆能适应间作系统的弱光环境,在较低的光照条件下正常生长,植物的光合特性与其生境特点相符.     

Coumestrin a coumestan derivative from soybean roots

A new coumestrol glycoside, coumestrin, has been isolated from soybean roots together with its aglycone, coumestrol, and the known isoflavones genistin, genistein, daidzin and daidzein. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic technique (¹H NMR, UV, IR, EIMS, CIMS and FDMS) and by some chemical transformations.     

The differential effect of disulfiram on lipoxygenases from Glycine max

A kinetic analysis of the effect of disulfiram on the isoenzymes of lipoxygenase from soybean has been carried out. The compound is an effective inhibitor of type-2 isoenzymes but has no effect on the type-1 isoenzyme under the conditions employed in this study. The inhibitory effect is reversible and therefore does not result from covalent modification of the enzyme. The inhibition is manifest as a prolongation of the lag phase commonly seen in progress curves for lipoxygenases rather than as a reduction of the catalysed rate. A variety of structurally related and unrelated compounds have been investigated to identify the nature of the inhibitory effect. The antioxidant properties of disulfiram account for its ability to inhibit type-2 lipoxygenases. The inhibitory effect of antioxidants on type-2 lipoxygenase is only partly reversed when product hydroperoxide is included in the incubation mixture. These observations support the conclusion that free radical intermediates are integral to the catalytic mechanism of type-2 lipoxygenases.     

Ultrastructural features of soybean somatic cells at the beginning of an organogenic process: toward a new concept*

Summary— Histological and ultrastructural observations of soybean protoplast-derived calli allowed establishment of the very early cellular reorganization that initiates a proliferating process at the beginning of regeneration. These cytological events appeared more clearly in an inductive medium containing 2.4 D. The cells that participate in the somatic regeneration are characterized by special features that chiefly affect the nucleus and mitochondria: an increase of nucleo-cytoplasmic exchange by means of deep invaginations of the nuclear envelope, the occurrence of specific attachments of chromatin dense masses at the bottom of these invaginations and the disappearance of some mitochondria while a great number of them proliferates around the nucleus. All these events are comparable to the cytological reorganization affecting the female gametic lineage that generally occurs during the female gametophytic phase in sexual plant reproduction.     

Development and seed number in indeterminate soybean as affected by timing and duration of exposure to long photoperiods after flowering

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Long photoperiods from flowering to maturity have been found to delay reproductive development in soybean (Glycine max) and to increase the number of seeds per unit land area. This study was aimed to evaluate whether sensitivity to photoperiod after flowering (a) is quantitatively related to the length of exposure to long days and (b) persists throughout the whole pod-setting period. It was also evaluated whether seed number was related to changes in the duration of post-flowering phenophases. METHODS: Two field experiments were conducted with an indeterminate cultivar of soybean of maturity group V. In expt 1, photoperiods 2 h longer than natural daylength were applied during different numbers of days from the beginning pod stage (R3) onwards, while in expt 2 these photoperiod extensions were imposed during 9 consecutive days starting at different times between R3 and R6 (full seed) stages. KEY RESULTS: There was a quantitative response of development to the number of cycles with a long photoperiod. The exposure to long photoperiods from R3 to R5 (beginning of seed growth) increased the duration of R3-R6 regardless of the timing of exposure. The stages of development comprised in the R3-R6 phase were delayed by current as well as by previous exposure to long days. A positive relationship was found between seed number and the duration of R3-R6, irrespective of the timing and length of exposure to the long photoperiod. CONCLUSIONS: Sensitivity to photoperiod remained high during the reproductive period and was highly and positively coupled with the processes of generation of yield.     

一些孟加拉当地产水果的抗氧化活性

研究了A.heterophyllus,A.squamosa,T.bellirica,S.samarangense,A.carambolaand O.europ水果的抗氧化活性。首先将这些成熟的水果切成小片,然后用日光晒干,最后用研磨器磨成粉末。这些水果粉末用99·99%的乙醇进行乙醇提取。这些提取物的活性通过其清除稳定的1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH)自由基的能力进行测定。实验结果表明,所有A.heterophyllus,A.squamosa,T.bellirica,S.samarangense,A.carambolaand O.europa这些水果的乙醇提取物都具有抗氧化活性,这些水果的乙醇提取物的的IC50值分别是410,250,34,200,30和76μg/mL。其中A.carambola具有最高的抗氧化活性,其次是T.bellirica,O.europa,S.samarangense,A.squamosa和A.heterophyllus。结果表明A.carambola,T.bellirica和O.europa对人体健康是非常有益的。     

大豆和玉米冠层光合有效辐射各分量日变化

通过实测大豆和玉米冠层光合有效辐射各分量并计算其反射率、透射率,分析了各分量日变化规律及其影响因素。结果表明:光合有效辐射分量(FPAR)在一天中均接近于常数,特别是在8:00—11:00和14:00—16:00相对稳定;晴天大豆冠层入射光合有效辐射变化曲线较阴天平滑,反射率和透射率曲线没有阴天平滑;由于云层的吸收和散射作用,阴天中光合有效辐射(PAR)最大值的出现时间比晴天晚1h左右;植被冠层空间异质性对光合有效辐射各分量影响较大,不同作物类型的各分量之间有较大差异;大豆冠层空间异质性较玉米小,其光合有效辐射各个分量曲线较平滑;线性光量子传感器与太阳入射方向垂直投影线成30°时,冠层入射光合有效辐射平均偏离度值最小,为0.657%。     

选择性ADS-21吸附树脂对大豆异黄酮吸附性能的研究

本文筛选了6种不同性能的吸附树脂,对比了这些树脂对大豆异黄酮的吸附规律。结果表明,以大豆胚为原料,用乙醇提取,经选择性吸附树脂——ADS-21树脂吸附,再用70%的乙醇洗脱,可以得到含量达45%以上的大豆异黄酮提取物,表明ADS-21树脂对大豆异黄酮有良好的吸附选择性。     

植物提取物行业市场剖析

本文对植物提取物国际市场、国内市场行情,中国植物提取物出口情况,国际、国内植物提取物生产商供应商情况,植物提取物热销产品及植物提取物协会及专业展会进行了综述。